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Attorney General Brown Announces Nearly $150 Million Settlement with Mercedes-Benz USA and Mercedes-Benz Group AG Over Emissions Fraud

Mercedes Accused of Misleading Consumers Regarding Vehicle Emissions in Violation of Maryland Consumer Protection and Environmental Laws BALTIMORE, MD – Attorney General Anthony G. Brown today announced a $149,673,750 settlement with Mercedes-Benz USA and Mercedes-Benz Group AG resolving allegations the companies engaged in and facilitated cheating diesel emissions tests, misleading consumers, and causing dangerous and  Read the Rest…

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Maryland Department of the Environment Issues Most Protective Permit With New Pollution Controls for CSX Coal Facility in Response to Community Concerns

Company Required to Construct Windscreen to Limit Dust BALTIMORE (July 29, 2025) – The Maryland Department of the Environment today issued a new operating permit for the CSX Transportation coal facility in Curtis Bay. The new permit is one of the most stringent in state history, requiring additional measures to control dust and protect the  Read the Rest…

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Maryland Department of the Environment Opens Applications for Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure Grants

$4.5 million for businesses, nonprofits, government BALTIMORE (February 10, 2025) – The Maryland Department of the Environment today announced the grant application period is now open for $4.5 million to support the installation of electric vehicle charging stations at businesses, nonprofits, and other locations. The projects will help expand Maryland’s charging infrastructure and support more  Read the Rest…

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Maryland Department of Environment’s “5 Million Trees” Campaign Awarded for Effective Advertising

Multi-agency program encourages individuals and businesses to plant trees to reduce air pollution and meet climate goals BALTIMORE (Nov. 13, 2024) – The Maryland Department of Environment’s “5 Million Trees” campaign has been named a MUSE Creative Awards Gold Winner recognizing outstanding advertising. The Service Shop Marketing Agency, a contractor for the department, developed a  Read the Rest…

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Maryland Department of the Environment Opens Application Period for Grants to Purchase Electric School Buses

Funding supports transition from diesel buses to electric for cleaner air, reduced greenhouse gas emissions BALTIMORE (Oct. 29, 2024) – The Maryland Department of the Environment is now accepting applications for $3 million in state grants to purchase new electric school buses. Each grant will provide funding for the replacement of a diesel bus with  Read the Rest…

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Maryland Department of Environment and Perdue AgriBusiness Agree to $12 Million Settlement for Violations at Salisbury Soybean Facility

Failure to obtain permits and install controls resulted in increased emissions of ground-level ozone pollutant; Agreement includes penalty, requirements to reduce carbon emissions, environmental projects for the City of Salisbury BALTIMORE (July 31, 2024) – Maryland Department of the Environment Secretary Serena McIlwain and Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown today announced a $12 million  Read the Rest…

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Maryland Department of the Environment, Attorney General File Complaint in Circuit Court Against Curtis Bay Energy Medical Waste Incinerator for Air Pollution Violations

Operator previously fined for environmental crimes BALTIMORE (March 14, 2024) – The Office of the Attorney General, on behalf of the Maryland Department of the Environment, today filed a complaint in Baltimore City Circuit Court against a medical waste incinerator in South Baltimore for multiple air pollution violations. The complaint asks the court to order  Read the Rest…

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New Scientific Study Confirms Airborne Coal Dust in Curtis Bay Community

Findings will be considered in review of operating permit for South Baltimore coal export terminal  BALTIMORE (Dec. 14, 2023) – A scientific study released today by the Community of Curtis Bay Association, the South Baltimore Community Land Trust, Johns Hopkins University, the University of Maryland, and the Maryland Department of Environment (MDE) confirms the presence  Read the Rest…

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Maryland Department of Agriculture Participates in Trade Mission with El Salvador

Maryland Department of Agriculture Participates in Trade Mission with El Salvador Maryland Department of the Environment to Have Key Role ANNAPOLIS, MD (August 25, 2023) – The Maryland Department of Agriculture (MDA) in partnership with the Maryland Department of Environment (MDE) recently conducted a trade mission to El Salvador to explore opportunities and initiatives to  Read the Rest…

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Maryland Moves to Intervene in Lawsuits Defending Truck Emissions Regulations to Reduce Air Pollution

Maryland Moves to Intervene in Lawsuits Defending Truck Emissions Regulations to Reduce Air Pollution BALTIMORE, MD – Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown has joined a coalition of Attorneys General and cities in moving to intervene in lawsuits challenging decisions by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) that authorize California to establish regulations that would speed the adoption of  Read the Rest…

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